LM is so hard to get to sleep these days. For a while he did well falling asleep for naps with a little patented technique I like to call Baby Bum CPR. But lately that is not working and I came in the other night after being at a community meeting to find a very harried D bouncing him on the ball... apparently he'd been doing it for over an hour. Ugh.
I must admit that despite my earlier posturing, I tried another round of letting him cry in the crib. I was desperate. I feel like I spend half my day convincing him to go down. However I just don't think it works with his personality as he becomes so worked up. So I have made an agreement with him not to do it again. I will let him fuss for a few minutes to see if he goes back down, but no more crying.
He was doing his refusing to sleep again today despite copious eye-rubbing and extreme crankiness. He even refused the breast, which is very unlike him. There is a reason the kid went from below average at birth rather enormous. So I whipped out my wrap and strapped him to my chest. He fussed getting in but then peacefully blew raspberries into my neck and all of sudden just closed his eyes and slept. Feels pretty awesome that all he really needs to soothe him is a big old snuggle with me. Sometimes being a mother makes me feel like I have superpowers.
In other news I have been volunteering for a community organisation that is going through a hiring process for a part-time paid position funded through a municipal grant. The spouse of a board member applied for the position. Okay. Fair enough. But it gets worse. That person also got an interview although only 4 of 80 applicants did, despite a much less qualified resume. And the applicant's spouse was involved in the hiring process - interviewing the other candidates! So when I discovered all these things I had a mini-freakout and started spouting about conflict of interest. Then the people around the table started asking "where do the candidates live? How old are they?" Um, hello people - you can't decide based on that! Human rights legislation anyone? We are a registered society and are dealing with public funds. I think I convinced them that they cannot hire this spouse, but if they decide they will despite my protest I will have to resign.
I must admit that despite my earlier posturing, I tried another round of letting him cry in the crib. I was desperate. I feel like I spend half my day convincing him to go down. However I just don't think it works with his personality as he becomes so worked up. So I have made an agreement with him not to do it again. I will let him fuss for a few minutes to see if he goes back down, but no more crying.
He was doing his refusing to sleep again today despite copious eye-rubbing and extreme crankiness. He even refused the breast, which is very unlike him. There is a reason the kid went from below average at birth rather enormous. So I whipped out my wrap and strapped him to my chest. He fussed getting in but then peacefully blew raspberries into my neck and all of sudden just closed his eyes and slept. Feels pretty awesome that all he really needs to soothe him is a big old snuggle with me. Sometimes being a mother makes me feel like I have superpowers.
In other news I have been volunteering for a community organisation that is going through a hiring process for a part-time paid position funded through a municipal grant. The spouse of a board member applied for the position. Okay. Fair enough. But it gets worse. That person also got an interview although only 4 of 80 applicants did, despite a much less qualified resume. And the applicant's spouse was involved in the hiring process - interviewing the other candidates! So when I discovered all these things I had a mini-freakout and started spouting about conflict of interest. Then the people around the table started asking "where do the candidates live? How old are they?" Um, hello people - you can't decide based on that! Human rights legislation anyone? We are a registered society and are dealing with public funds. I think I convinced them that they cannot hire this spouse, but if they decide they will despite my protest I will have to resign.
posted by grass @ 5:52 PM
2 Comments:
At 8:48 AM ,
kaitlyn said...
haha Baby Bum CPR, hilarious. Sorry you're having sleep troubles, but how are you finding the wrap, now that he's getting bigger and heavier? And what one do you use? I'm considering a Moby Wrap
At 10:42 PM ,
linds said...
Sleep, baby sleep. :) xo
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